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action=protect
- This module requires read rights.
 - This module requires write rights.
 - This module only accepts POST requests.
 
Change the protection level of a page.
- title
 Title of the page to (un)protect. Cannot be used together with pageid.
- pageid
 ID of the page to (un)protect. Cannot be used together with title.
- protections
 List of protection levels, formatted action=level (e.g. edit=sysop).
Note: Any actions not listed will have restrictions removed.
- Этот параметр является обязательным.
 - Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
 - expiry
 Expiry timestamps. If only one timestamp is set, it'll be used for all protections. Use infinite, indefinite, infinity, or never, for a never-expiring protection.
- Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
 - По умолчанию: infinite
 - reason
 Reason for (un)protecting.
- По умолчанию: (пусто)
 - cascade
 Enable cascading protection (i.e. protect pages included in this page). Ignored if all protection levels given do not support cascading.
- watch
 - Устаревший.
 If set, add the page being (un)protected to the current user's watchlist.
- watchlist
 Unconditionally add or remove the page from the current user's watchlist, use preferences or do not change watch.
- One value: watch, unwatch, preferences, nochange
 - По умолчанию: preferences
 - token
 A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- Этот параметр является обязательным.
 
- Protect a page.
 - api.php?action=protect&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&protections=edit=sysop|move=sysop&cascade=&expiry=20070901163000|never
 - Unprotect a page by setting restrictions to all.
 - api.php?action=protect&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&protections=edit=all|move=all&reason=Lifting%20restrictions
 - Unprotect a page by setting no restrictions.
 - api.php?action=protect&title=Main%20Page&token=123ABC&protections=&reason=Lifting%20restrictions